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Hawthorne Cottage Caravan Site
Clements End
Coleford
Forest Of Dean
Gloucestershire (Browse area)
GL16 8LN
Tel: 07504321671 or 01594563117
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Pitches: 10
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 No Tents |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Adults Only |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: September 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 14 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Wanderingwill |
2 reviews from this member |
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 Superb adult-only site. 10 pitches, hardstanding, with electric hook-up, satellite connection, toilets and shower, all for £19 per night.
Site is beautifully maintained by Bev and Mark, with nothing too much trouble. I had a medical emergency late one evening and Bev was only too happy to take me by car to Gloucester hospital, a journey of approx 70 miles round trip, returning at 1. 45 am.
It’s a great shame we are only allowed to score sites out of ten, as this one is worth far in excess of that.
This site is an example of what all sites should strive to achieve. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: AnnKenRuby |
1 review from this member |
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This was our 3rd visit to this beautiful peaceful site opposite the forest.
Bev who runs the site is very friendly & helpful nothing is too much trouble and always with a smile.
The site is kept lovely and well tendered. Lots of birdlife on your doorstep.
Facilities are basic but always very clean and tidy ideal for a 10 pitch site. Lots of walks in the forest and surrounding areas.
There's a lovely coffee shop in Brean always friendly with good food drinks etc.
Already booked again for next year can't wait to return. Love this tranquil site. 🙂
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Date of Visit: August 2022  |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Kimhun |
1 review from this member |
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Lovely 10 pitched adult only site, perfect for our dog with so many walks into the forest without having to take car out.
Site was immaculate including toilet/shower.
Owner was really welcoming and friendly, gave us loads of information for places to visit.
So many attractions to see all within a few miles of campsite.
Would definitely recommend.
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| Date of Visit: August 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Kissy1908dog |
6 reviews from this member |
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Liked everything.
Fantastic location right next to the Forest of Dean.
Small site. Not regimented like most sites.
Loads of places of interest to visit close by.
Disliked nothing.
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| Date of Visit: August 2022 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Honestbrokerman |
6 reviews from this member |
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Excellently maintained site on interestingly undulating ground.
Plenty of room. Some levelling required but varnished (!) wooden blocks provided where needed.
Satellite dishes available on most pitches as terrestrial signal is absent due to the hilly nature of the terrain.
Bev could not be more attentive and helpful.
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| Date of Visit: July 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 10 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Buggyduo |
6 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a 10 night break staying with Bev at Hawthorne Cottage.
Absolutely wonderful site in a superb location virtually surrounded by trees with the associated wildlife.
Bev is the perfect host being knowledgeable about the area, available when required but not intrusive.
Thanks for a great stay.
Howard and Dena
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| Date of Visit: July 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 15 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Lucasdog |
5 reviews from this member |
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Gorgeous quiet site immaculately presented and run by Bev. No frills but basic and very clean toilets and showers. A shed with waste and recycling bins too, plus bird feeders and bird tables where you or Bev can put food.
Many birds visiting the feeders including woodpeckers, nuthatch, tits and finches. Also saw and heard green woodpeckers flying over. Lots of information provided by Bev too.
Love the many walks from the site into the Forest and also up across the road into a different parent of the Forest. Although quiet nowhere is very far away at all.
The roads are good if you go steady and there are shops and fuel etc nearby in Lydney or Coleford. Super chippy in Bream and great meals at The Orepool and The Miners in Sling.
Sunday lunch at the Miners is to die for but you must book.
Lovely tranquil wind down site, thanks Bev we will return.
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| Date of Visit: July 2022 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Jinxyb |
5 reviews from this member |
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Just spent 2 nights at one of the best campsites we have been to.
A friendly greeting on arrival, a complete description of facilities and surrounding area.
Ten hardstanding pitches well spaced and kept this site is a credit to Bev and her hard work.
As you walked out the gate there was a path leading down to the Bream Heritage Trail with so many different things to see on the way around.
The area is stunning in the Forest of Dean with so many walks especially for those with dogs.
We would highly recommend this site to any adults looking for peace and tranquillity.
Well done Bev keep up the good work.
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| Date of Visit: June 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Leigh6 |
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Stunning. Exactly what we were looking for. A peaceful and tranquil couple of days.
Bev was very friendly and extremely helpful.
The Heritage walk from site was great and worth walking.
It was the first time for our two dogs and they were a little noisy but Bev was very understanding.
Would highly recommend and will definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Helenc |
7 reviews from this member |
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Bev emailed us very good directions to the site, which made it extremely easy to find.
Bev is very friendly and on arrival offered us blocks and a step as we were on the only pitch that had a slight slope.
Lovely walks directly from the site.
Beautifully kept site, very small site but lots of room between pitches and it is an adult only site, so very quite.
The show block was old and took a 20 pence piece for a long shower. Bev had put 20 pence pieces by the shower in case people did not have change and left complimentary shampoo, conditioner and shower gel again in case people didn't have anything.
Really lovely stay, we will return for longer next time. Thank you Bev. This is our favourite site that we have ever used.
I would have given the customer service more than 10, Bev is a wonderful host.
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
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| Reviewer: Jim yarwood |
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This is a lovely, quiet, site looking down the valley and within easy reach of many/most of the main ‘attractions’ in the Forest of Dean.
Although some of the Forest roads are narrow, we had no problems accessing the site. Bev runs the site and sent detailed directions in advance on how best to approach from all points of the compass.
Level pitches (around 12 from memory) set into the hillside with gravel hardstanding. A separate loo each for male & female and one shower (20p for c. 5 minutes) may seem sparing but we never found a queue. All the facilities were spotlessly clean and the shower as hot as you wanted.
Several circular walks can be taken direct from the site and Bev (as well as being so very welcoming and helpful) is a font of knowledge on what there is to see and how to get there.
Two pubs in Sling (nearest village) although perhaps not the easiest of walks along the road as no footpaths but only 5 minutes in a car. Coleford (10 minutes by car) has supermarkets, petrol, local shops, a museum and is well worth a visit.
A very well-maintained site run with the environment in mind so re-cycling options and you’ll see a good percentage of British bird life just from your caravan window…. And free WiFi! We’d certainly visit again.
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Robbie |
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Loved this site! Bev was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful and clearly cares deeply about the site and every visitor.
The site is beautifully laid out, quiet apart from birdsong from the adjacent forest and the facilities were spotless (as an arachnophobe the lack of cobwebs and spiders was very much appreciated) The shower gives plenty of hot water for just 20p.
The wi-fi was excellent. No tv signal for us but we could have obtained a sat box from Bev if we had chosen to.
The Bream Heritage Walk was stunning, with the forest carpeted with Wild Garlic this time of year and several interesting landmarks along the way. My husband saw a huge stag in the forest on an early morning walk with our dog and it made his day.
Aside from the forest which can be entered from the site, there are a host of attractions within the Forest of Dean and beyond. We took a trip to the beach in Weston-Super-Mare one very hot day. The journey was an enjoyable 1hr 15 mins.
The Coffee Shop in Bream does fantastic coffee and cakes and is ideally placed as a stop on the Heritage Walk. Andy, the butcher, just up the road from the Coffee Shop is very helpful and the produce is second to none.
We bought items for the BBQ from him and it was the best.
We would definitely stay at Hawthorne Cottage Caravan Site again
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Catfood |
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There's nothing to dislike about this campsite bev and her husband go out of there way to make sure you have access and information for the forest of Dean which you can access from the site and the surrounding area.
They give you the information then leave you alone but make sure if you need anything just to ask. It's quiet, 10 hard standing plots on a tiered layout (we forgot our motor mover wheel wrench) bev helped us push it into place.
We were told that they have wild boar, 3 different types of deer, sheep etc but unfortunately we didn't see any. There is one male toilet and one female toilet and a unisex shower which runs for 5mins on 20p which is adequate for a 10 plot site.
We are really novices at map reading but gave us the confidence to give it a go and if all else failed they would come and rescue us by us phoning them🤣
The site is immaculate and well run. We did the China walk and we saw wild garlic in abundance and blue bells.
We have two small dogs who loved the walks. We were advised to go to the coffee shop in Bream were you get a 10% discount by mentioning hawthorn cottage lovely cake and a really good coffee.
Bev mentioned that she might have to put electric meters in because of the current situation and to be honest even with the meters this is a reasonable priced adult campsite and we need to save our CL sites a real gem.
We have already booked for next year.
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| Date of Visit: April 2022 |
Unit: Campervan |
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Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Maryea |
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Fabulous site.
Bev gave us a nice friendly welcome and was very helpful with local advice and directions to various places.
We will definitely return and stay for longer.
Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: March 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Mrs king |
7 reviews from this member |
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Excellent site with fabulous and very helpful owner who can't do enough for you. Clearly thinking how she can make it as good as possible for those that visit with out spoiling it
Lots to do from the site walks and bike rides and reasonable shops and the like not too far away either,
Great break in March weather and managed to keep occupied with plenty left to do next time
In terms of value and customer service wish I could have scored more
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